Update

Time to catch up on the Pistons season:

*T-Mac is the hot topic of late. After looking stiff and gimpy early in the season he appears to be returning to his old self. Fresh off a 21 point, 8 assist, 3 steal win against the defending Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics the "Trade Stuckey" and "How can we retain T-Mac?" rumors are already ramping up. How about let's see if Tracy can play 30 minutes a night or more consistently before we start trading anyone? One step at a time Pistons fans.

Overall I am overjoyed at the progress T-Mac has shown and frankly he has blown me away with his play. He is starting to demand double teams, something I never though he would do in Detroit and he is getting past people. His first step combined with his length allows him to get his defender on his hip and finish at the rim. It's not like he's making wide open set shots. He's making contested fade-aways over double teams. Here's to Tracy's continued improvement in 2011.

*Stuckey, the much maligned starting (for now) Pistons point guard has, again, showed steady improvement from last year. I still think he is a consistent jump-shot away from an All-Star selection. T-Mac's emergence has people wondering where he fits? I think he stays in the starting line-up. Here's why: Stuckey is a better all-around player than Ben Gordon or Rip Hamilton. There, I said it.

I would like to see this lineup: T-Mac, Stuck, Charlie, Tay, Ben. Tracy at the point and Stuck at the two. There can be a lot of agrguments for and against, but in the end it comes down to who you believe is the better player, Gordon, Stuckey or Hamilton. I have to go with Stuckey who leads the team in scoring and assists and is (along with T-Mac!?)the Pistons best perimeter defender.

*Austin Daye and Greg Monroe need minutes. Somehow, they need to play meaningful minutes every game.

*Coach Q needs to get a rotation down. It's time. Has he made questionable coaching decisions? Yeah. Has he shown some grit and determination? Yeah. He's maturing along with the team. Coaches grown and improve just like players so I'm still with him at this point.

Keys for the next stretch of the season:

1)Finding a consistent rotation and getting people miutes who need minutes(Daye and Monroe).

2)Consistent energy and effort(defensively)from the players and coaches(playcalling).

3)Confidence and cohesion which will come with keys one and two.

4)Continue to move the ball on offense. Less iso/clearout, more side to side, drive and dish, pick and roll.